News archive from 25 April 2017

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ivanka Trump's advocacy for women and girls will take her to a women's conference in Berlin Tuesday, in an international outing she hopes will build global support for investment in women's economic empowerment programs.
An unpaid...

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Arizona State product Sophie Brunner tries out with the Phoenix Mercury, compares practice to what she saw at ASU. Video: Rob Schumacher/azcentral sports
The Phoenix Mercury put the band back together last summer for a...

A Tempe middle-school teacher used several forms of online communication to pursue a sexual relationship with her 13-year-old male student, court documents state.
Kara Loofborough, 26, was arrested on April 20 by Tempe police on suspicion of indecent...

Peoria police arrested a man on suspicion of attempting to rob a woman outside an elementary school Monday morning.
At around 6 a.m., the Peoria Police Department responded to Coyote Hills Elementary School at 21180 N. Eighth Ave., police said.
A man,...

A 63-year-old Prescott taxi driver has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a passenger, the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office said.
The victim, a woman in her 30s, claims Casey Bright picked her up from Whisky Row in Prescott in the early...

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Take a look at the former Arizona high school basketball players switching college basketball teams.
Forward Zylan Cheatham is returning home to Phoenix to play basketball for Arizona State, which also is adding a...

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Hamilton High School opened its spring football practices on April 24, 2017 with a suspended head coach and an investigation into criminal allegations linked to hazing on the team.
Coming down the walkway Monday...

A woman who defrauded cancer patients by claiming to be a naturopathic doctor in Hoover has been ordered by a federal magistrate judge to be held in jail pending trial on several charges Monday.
The Department of Justice said 60-year-old Isabel Kesari...

A woman who defrauded cancer patients by claiming to be a naturopathic doctor in Hoover has been ordered by a federal magistrate judge to be held in jail pending trial on several charges Monday.
The Department of Justice said 60-year-old Isabel Kesari...

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Ever wonder why we use ethanol in gasoline? USA TODAY forum editor David Mastio explains.
Donald Trump was elected president, in part, by Americans’ desire to shake up “business as usual.”
Like millions of Americans who...

A wildfire burning south of Tucson spread to about 7,500 acres Monday afternoon, officials said.
The Sawmill Fire, which is burning about 10 miles southeast of Green Valley, ignited Sunday morning.
It had grown from about 1,500 acres Sunday afternoon,...